Effect of Imipenem and Meropenem on the Digestive Microbiota and the Emergence and Carriage of Multidrug-resistant Bacteria

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-01-23

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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Among enterobacteria, ESBL production is the leading cause of multidrug resistance. The first cases of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae (EBLSE) infections were described in the 1980s and subsequently spread worldwide.

Since the turn of the century, the prevalence of EBLSE infections, particularly among E. coli and K. pneumoniae, has increased dramatically. The emergence of multidrug-resistant enteric bacteria (MRE) is currently a real public health problem. The European network for monitoring antibiotic resistance in cooperation with Santé Publique France evaluated the rate of resistance to third generation cephalosporins (C3G) among clinical strains at 10.2% for Escherichia coli and 28.8% for Klebsiella pneumoniae. The consequences of infections with multi-resistant enteric bacteria, mainly represented by ESBL, are currently well known, both from an individual point of view (increased mortality and length of hospitalization) and from a collective point of view (increased costs of care).

The current reference treatment for ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae infections is based on carbapenems.

Imipenem and meropenem are the two most commonly used carbapenems in clinical practice. Despite their similar spectrum of action, these two molecules have different pharmacokinetic properties, notably concerning their half-life and their elimination routes (mainly urinary for imipenem, mixed: biliary and urinary for meropenem).

Some studies have suggested that imipenem has a low impact on the digestive microbiota. However, no studies comparing the impact of imipenem and meropenem have been conducted.

Woerther et coll. explained in their work that the digestive microbiota confers resistance to colonization by MREs. The impact of antibiotics on the microbiota probably leads to a breakdown of this barrier and a loss of this resistance to colonization. Moreover, each antibiotic therapy does not impact the digestive microbiota in the same way and it seems that antibiotics with a high activity against strict anaerobic species and/or a high biliary elimination are the most impacting. It is therefore essential, in the era of multidrug resistance, to look at the influence of antibiotics on the digestive microbiota and on the emergence and carriage of MRE.

In a context where the incidence of multi-resistant bacteria is constantly increasing, it seems relevant to conduct a study aiming at comparing the respective impact of the use of imipenem and meropenem on the emergence of MRE and on the digestive microbiota at the individual level. This study aims at comparing the microbiological impact (in terms of emergence of bacterial resistance and in terms of impact on the diversity of cultivable digestive bacteria). It will be a comparative study with matching of patients according to age, service and previous duration of hospitalization. Indeed, the usual management of patients with an infection requiring treatment with a carbapenem is different between the 2 participating centers. Thus, according to the usual management of patients in these 2 participating centers, patients at Avicenne Hospital are treated with meropenem and patients at the Paris Saint-Joseph Hospital Group with imipenem, except in the case of a need for a high daily dose (osteoarticular infection, for example) due to the neurological toxicity of imipenem at high dosage. In the case of high-dose use, meropenem will be the preferred molecule.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Enterobacteriaceae Infections

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Imipenem

Prescribing rules differ from one department to another: Imipenem is the preferred drug at Saint-Joseph Hospital.

No interventions assigned to this group

Meropenem

Prescribing rules differ from one department to another: Meropenem is the preferred carbapenem at Avicenne Hospital.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient ≥ 18 years old
* Patient hospitalized in the intensive care unit of the Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph or the Avicenne Hospital
* Patient with an infection requiring probabilistic or documented treatment with a carbapenem (imipenem or meropenem)
* French speaking patient
* Patient or relative able to give his or her non-objection

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with a carbapenem allergy
* Pregnant or breastfeeding woman
* Patient under guardianship or curatorship
* Patient deprived of liberty
* Patient under court protection

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No